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A. HEOHT 8: W. R. PEOHNER. NEWSPAPER FILE.

'No. 489,901. Patented Jan. 10, 1893.

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NEWSPAPER FILE.

No. 489,901. Patented Jan. 10, 1893.

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ALEXANDER HEOHT AND l/VILLIAM R. FEOHNER, OF NEYV YORK, N. Y.; SAIDFEOHNER ASSIGNOR TO SAID HECI-IT.

NEWSPAPER-FILE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. $89,901, dated January10, 1893.

Application filed July 28, 1892. Serial No. 441,477. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, ALEXANDER HECHT and WILLIAM R. FECHNER, of the cityof New York, county of New York, State of New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Newspaper-Files, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings.

The object of our invention is to provide a comparatively simple andconvenient device for filing news papers and for holding them spread outbefore the eyes of the reader in convenient form for handling them.

In the accompanying drawings:Figure 1 is a plan view of the rear of ourfile unfolded. Fig. 2 is an inside view of the same. Figs. 3 and 4,represent side views of detailed portions of the device.

Referring to the figures on the drawings: 1, indicates a frame which ispreferably made of rattan or willow and consists of a central handle 2,provided with wings 3, on each side thereof and secured to the centralhandle by wrapping, in the manner usual in the manufacture of Willowware articles.

4, indicates a supporting cover which is preferably made of paste board,or the like, to give suitable stiffness. It consists of two parts, asindicated by 5, and 6, on the draw- 1ngs.

5, indicates a large board of a size a little greater, preferably, thanthe news paper which is intended to be filed in the case. 6, indicates asmaller board which, being intended as a cover and merely for thepurpose of holding the news paper closed, is preferably made of smallerdimensions in order to gain lightness and also to expose the name of thepaper contained in the file when the file is closed. The parts arehinged together by a leather back 7, as usual.

8, indicates a back rib which preferably consists of a flat piece ofmetal secured to the leather back of the cover by rivets 9, or othersuitable means.

10, indicates collars secured around one side of the wings, andpreferably provided with stay pins 11, for preventing them from slippingsidewise. The collars are revoluble on the sides of wings and arepreferably provided with suitable means for hinging them to the backrib. As illustrated, the rib and the collar, respectively, are providedwith knuckles 12, and 13, which are fastened together by a pintle 14..As illustrated, two collars are shown with their respective hingedjoints, but the number may be increased, if desired.

A hook may be provided at the upper inside corner of the coverforhanging the file, if desired. Upon the inside of the cover isprovided suitable means for holding papers. We have shown a preferableform of fastening device which consists of a frame 16, pivoted to lugs17, projecting from the inside of the back rib. Twofasteners, inpractice, are ordinarily sufficient for the purpose.

Upon one side of each of the frames is provided a clip 18, hinged toside lugs 19, projecting from the frame. Around the pintle 20, unitingthe clip to the frame is fastened a spiral spring which operates toclose the jaws of the clip against the frame and hold the paper securelyin position.

Any suitable form of clip and frame and actuating spring may besubstituted. We desire it to be distinctly understood that we do notlimit ourselves to the exact details of construction herein illustratedand described and that we reserve to ourselves the right to Vary thesame at will within the scope of our invention.

What we claim is:

1. A newspaper file supporter consistingof a central rib adapted to beused as a handle, and wings secured thereto and projecting on oppositesides therefrom, and collars secured around one side of one wing,substantially as specified.

2. In anews paper file, the combination with the frame, of a coverhinged to one side thereof and provided with fasteners on the inside ofthe cover for holding the papers in position, substantially asspecified.

3. In a news paper file, the combination with the frame of a coverhinged thereto, the same consisting of a main portion and a smallerportion hinged to the main portion, and fastoners for holding the papersin position, substantially as specified.

back rib fastened to the cover, and afastener consisting of a frame andspring-actuated clip hinged thereto, said fastener being hinged to theback rib, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony of all which We have hereunto subscribed our names.

ALEXANDER I-IECHT. WVILLIAM R. FEOHNER.

Witnesses MORRIS OUKoR, THOMAS CARPENTER.

